The New Patriotic Party in the Ashanti Region inaugurated its working committees for the 2024 campaign and elections on Sunday, 11th August, 2024.
The working committees, which were announced by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, are composed of various appointees in government including Ministers, as well as MPs and other notable figures of the party.
Reacting to this event, Kwame Ata Ahmed, the Convener of the group affiliated to the opposition National Democratic Congress, known as “Friends of Mahama, claimed that Chairman Wontumi has deliberately co-opted the Member of Parliament for the Dome-Kwabenya constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Hon. Adwoa Safo, to be part of the campaign setup of the Ashanti Region because of the numerous Kristo Asafo votes that are up for grabs in the region.
“We know why Adwoa Safo was included in the committees. Wontumi thinks he’s smart. He’s targeted the Kristo Asafo votes and he knows getting Adwoa Safo play an instrumental role will help him achieve his aim. It’s all about the 85% they have targeted for their party”, Ahmed said.
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP announcing the members of the various committees mentioned the Dome-Kwabenya MP as a co-chair of the Elections and Strategy Committee of the campaign. The pro-NDC group therefore finds this move a well-calculated attempt to sweep the bulk Kristo Asafo votes in the region. Hon. Adwoa Safo is the daughter of the founder of the Kristo Asafo Church, Apostle Kwadwo Safo. The church commands huge following in Ghana, with the Ashanti Region being one of the regions that the church has flourished in.
